Elyria passes one more to fourth grade

One more third grader has passed a Third Grade Reading Guarantee test and moved to fourth grade at Elyria City Schools.

Of 12 students whose test results showed a need for remediation this summer, 11 students remain in third grade for intensive intervention in all subjects, said Ann Schloss, director of academic services at Elyria City Schools.

“I think what we have to do and what we are doing is working with our earliest learners,” Schloss said. “This shows us how important it is to work with these children from preschool on up to make sure they’re ready to meet those standards.”

A new preschool opens Aug. 27 at Franklin Elementary as a partnership between The Stocker Foundation — which provided a five-year, $1.25 million grant — and Elyria City Schools.
The district uses three main reading interventions: Reading Recovery; Leveled Literacy Intervention; and a Wilson program, Schloss said.

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“The main gist of all the programs is to help them become successful readers,” Schloss said.

“One other thing we do in Elyria, we have intervention blocks throughout the day. The children are sent to various groups depending on their needs. Some go to reading. Some get help with other subjects. No new instruction is taught while they’re gone. We set that time aside so students don’t fall behind in other subjects.”

Each grade level has from 500 to 550 students, Schloss said. The children return to school Aug. 25.